Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 13: Echols County; Board of Education; provide for compensation
Last action June 1, 2025 · Effective Date
House Bill 13 sets new per diem pay rates for the Echols County Board of Education, capping how much members can earn each month for attending meetings.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the bill and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Enrolled version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
This bill is a local law that applies only to the Echols County Board of Education. It sets specific daily payment amounts, called per diem, that the board chairperson and members receive for attending meetings. Under the bill, board members would get $500 for each day they attend a regular board meeting and $50 for each day they attend a called meeting or a training session. However, the bill caps total pay at $600 per calendar month, no matter how many meetings a member attends. The law would take effect on the first day of the month after the Governor signs it, or after it becomes law without a signature. It also repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new pay rules.
What the bill does
- Sets per diem pay for Echols County Board of Education members at $500 per day for regular meetings.
- Sets a lower per diem of $50 per day for called meetings and board training sessions.
- Caps total monthly compensation for any board chairperson or member at $600, regardless of meetings attended.
- Repeals any prior laws that conflict with these new compensation rules for the board.
- Sets the effective date as the first day of the month after the Governor signs the bill or it becomes law without signature.
Who it affects
This bill affects the chairperson and members of the Echols County Board of Education, whose pay for attending board meetings and training sessions would be set by this law. It does not affect other Georgia counties or school boards.
Why it matters
For Echols County, this bill determines exactly how much local school board members are paid for their public service, which affects the county's budget and could influence who is willing to serve on the board given the fixed monthly pay cap.
Key provisions
- Section 1 sets a $500 per diem for regular board meetings and $50 for called meetings or training sessions, capped at $600 total per month.
- Section 2 makes the law effective the first day of the month after the Governor signs it or it becomes law without signature.
- Section 3 repeals any conflicting prior laws governing Echols County Board of Education compensation.
From the bill
“The chairperson and members of the board of education of Echols County shall receive a per diem of $500.000 for each day of attendance at regular meetings of the board and $50.00 for each day of attendance at called meetings”
“The total compensation for the chairperson and members of the board shall not exceed $600.00 for any calendar month.”
Discussed in meetings (1)
The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 133
- House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- House Sent to Governor (House)
- Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- House Passed/Adopted (House)
Show full history (13 actions)
- House Third Readers (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- John Corbett (R, HD-174)
Votes
- House voteFebruary 5, 2025
160 yea, 1 nay (14 not voting, 5 excused)
- Senate voteFebruary 12, 2025
52 yea, 1 nay (1 not voting, 2 excused)
Topics
- local government pay
- school board compensation
- Echols County
- education governance